Have we forgotten how Great Revolvers are?

[shaftbass]

I use one of those elastic belly bands.....I hardly know it's there.

Well, I sleep naked, so I'd have to get pretty creative/uncomfortable to carry a gun while I slept

[PackinMama]

I could think of a couple places

[RedHead_1911]

I could think of a couple places ;)

[DMark]

OK - Getting back on topic....

Here is my dream wheelgun. A S&W Heavy Duty with a Bowen Classic Arms conversion in .45 Colt.

[Guest TN.Frank]

Believe it or not I had a S&W Heavy Duty(pre-357Mag gun that shoots High Velociety 38's, what we'd call +P+ today, on an N frame) that had a 4" bbl and was nickel plated with stag grips. It was a very sweet shooting pistol and IIRC I also had a 3 1/2" and 8 3/8" S&W M27 a the the same time. That's 3 classic S&W revolvers and like a dummy I got rid of em'. What the hell was I thinking???

I know as well a my M64 is shooting I plan on hangin' onto it for a very long time. I really do need to post a pic sometime soon.

[towerclimber37]

how much would one of those set a fella back?

OK - Getting back on topic....

Here is my dream wheelgun. A S&W Heavy Duty with a Bowen Classic Arms conversion in .45 Colt.

[DMark]

Believe it or not I had a S&W Heavy Duty.....

And believe it or not I have a HD that Hamilton Bowen will get later this year.

[DMark]

how much would one of those set a fella back?

The cost of cool ain't cheap.

http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/NEW/Catalog.htm

Bowen's shop is in Louisville, Tennessee.

[Guest TN.Frank]

Here's a couple pics of my 64. It's one sweet shootin' gun.

[DMark]

Here is another little "plinker" I have...., S&W MDL 58 in .41 Mag.

[Guest TN.Frank]

Here is another little "plinker" I have...., S&W MDL 58 in .41 Mag.

Wow, you do go in for some of the rare S&W guns. I've read about em' but never knew anyone that owned one. Very nice.

[Mike.357]

Nice looking .41 there Frank.

I love the appearance of fluted cylinders on a blued revolver.

Sorry DMark, I give you credit for the pistol. Thanks for setting me straight Frank.

Edited February 7, 2008 by Mike.357
edited on account of being wrong

[Guest TN.Frank]

I wish it was mine but it's DMark's pistol. It is a very nice looking gun.

[Guest olretiredgunney]

I've kept at least one handy for forty years and still going!

[Guest BG38357]

Wheelguns? Yes!

[PackinMama]

I learned how to shoot handguns as a kid with my dad's revolvers. I love wheelguns and they are great fun to shoot! I have been receiving a lot of criticism on this forum lately for expressing my love of Glocks .....so I just wanted to share a pic of my three favorite revolvers to show you guys I do like other guns too! The old Colt .357 was my dad's carry gun when he was an armed security gaurd back in the 70's in Chicago (no, he was not a yankee.....just moved there from W VA to get a better job than the coal mines). I like my King Cobra too.....but it doesn't shoot near as good as that old Colt!!! The old one is sooooooo smooth and accurate....really sweet gun!

[DMark]

Wow, you do go in for some of the rare S&W guns. I've read about em' but never knew anyone that owned one. Very nice.

Thanks. Doesn't seem that long ago that you couldn't give away a MDL 58. Now its the latest cool gun. Go figure.

Mine is really a good solid working gun. Its a great shooter with GA Arms ammo that is loaded to the old police round.

Full house hunting rounds - - - Those aren't much fun.

[Ricochet]

moved there from W VA to get a better job than the coal mines).

Hey PackinMama, what part of WV?

I was born and raised in WV, lived there until 10 years ago, I moved to TN. My dad, grandfathers, uncles and brother were all coal miners.

I was from around Matewan WV, which is on the Ky border, this area is where the Hatfield and Mccoy's fueded.

[Ricochet]

Oh and here is my wheel guns. The Ruger was just added to the family this last weekend, it belongs to my husband, the S&W jframe is mine.

[PackinMama]

Hey PackinMama, what part of WV?

I was born and raised in WV, lived there until 10 years ago, I moved to TN. My dad, grandfathers, uncles and brother were all coal miners.

I was from around Matewan WV, which is on the Ky border, this area is where the Hatfield and Mccoy's fueded.

Guns&Dobes,

I've never heard of Matewan. My dad and mom were born somewhere outside Whitesville.....have you heard of that? I always heard them talk of Edwhite, Ameagle, Naoma, Rock Creek.....still have a bunch of relatives up there. My whole family history as far back as we can trace is from that area. I was the youngest of four kids and I was the only one born after they moved to Illinois......so I guess if you want to get technical I suppose I'm a yankee by birth When my dad retired, they moved back down here and I came with them. I've always been a redneck at heart though! Nice looking guns btw!

[Guest db99wj]

What are these strange looking guns? What is that "wheel"?

[Guest db99wj]

J/K, I have a Colt Frontier Scout .22 Single Action, Nickle with wood grips and a Rossi .38 snub nose revolver. First gun I my self bought, when I turned 21, from WALMART.

[PackinMama]

J/K, I have a Colt Frontier Scout .22 Single Action, Nickle with wood grips and a Rossi .38 snub nose revolver. First gun I my self bought, when I turned 21, from WALMART.

From Walmart!!! Those were the days huh?

[Ricochet]

PackinMama, Whitesville is about 2 hours away from where I was raised. It is close to Madison and Danville and I used to drive through them going to Charleston.

WV is a beautiful state but there just isn't much up there anymore except coal mines and I am thankful my sons are down here with me and not in the mines. It is hard labor. My ex-husband was also a miner, unless one knows first hand, they can't imagine how hard it is.